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Bolton Wanderers v Stevenage : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Macron Stadium, Horwich

It's an away trip for Alex Revell's Stevenage side on Saturday afternoon, as they visit the Macron Stadium for a League One tie with Steven Gerrard's Bolton Wanderers. We've analysed both sides' last 20 League One matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.

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The last English League One meeting between Bolton and Stevenage was on Saturday 3rd May 2025
English League One
May 3rd 2025
Bolton 1
1 Stevenage
 
J. Cogley 66'76' J. Young
 
BOL
STV
Shots On
5
5
Shots Off
7
4
Corners
4
2
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
11
12
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
BoltonStevenage
 
L. Southwood
G. Jones (J. Cogley 60')
S. Schön
G. Johnston
A. Murphy
G. Thomason
J. Matete
J. Randall (K. Lolos 84')
A. Collins (D. Lawrence 60')
J. McAtee (D. Abimbola 72')
S. Inwood
T. Ashby-Hammond
C. Goode
L. Wildin
D. Sweeney
(E. Bates 87') C. Piergianni
D. Butler
J. Roberts
D. Phillips
(E. King 80') H. White
(J. Young 61') L. Appere
(E. List 79') J. Reid

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Bolton and Stevenage combined during 90 mins. Up to date form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this prediction, and we're suggest there's a 74% chance of it being right on the money. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bolton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
47%
1/1
11%
-
Draw
26%
5/2
7%
-
Stevenage
27%
12/5
19%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
7%
-
Bolton 1-0
12%
7/1-
Bolton 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Bolton 2-0
9%
9/1
11%
-
Stevenage 1-0
8%
10/1
15%
-
Draw 0-0
8%
10/1
8%
-
Stevenage 2-1
7%
11/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
13%
-
Bolton 3-1
5%
14/1-
Stevenage 2-0
4%
18/1
10%
-
Bolton 3-0
4%
18/1
27%
-
Bolton 3-2
2%
25/1
13%
-
Stevenage 3-1
2%
25/1
24%
-
Stevenage 3-2
2%
33/1-
Bolton 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
17/20
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
19/20
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/13
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/5
13%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
7/10
3%
-
BTTS - No
50%
21/20
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
3/1
11%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/2
13%
-
Home/draw
73%
3/10
7%
-
Away/draw
53%
4/5
8%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/4-
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
9/4
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/3
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/20
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/1
8%
-
Home DNB
65%
1/2
13%
-
Away DNB
45%
6/4
23%
-
Bolton win to nil
27%
11/4
15%
-
Stevenage win to nil
15%
11/2
19%
-
Bolton / Bolton
24%
9/4
13%
-
Bolton / Stevenage
3%
28/1
15%
-
Bolton / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Bolton
16%
4/1
5%
-
Draw / Stevenage
11%
13/2
17%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
8%
-
Stevenage / Bolton
4%
22/1
10%
-
Stevenage / Stevenage
15%
9/2
21%
-
Stevenage / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win League One table

Bolton have played 45 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below in the table, having won 16, drawn 4 and lost 11 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Bolton have outscored their opponents by 66 goals to 41 goals.

Home League Performance

Bolton have played 22 games at home winning 11, drawing 3 and losing 8 games. They have scored 35 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 31 goals at home.

Stevenage are in 14th position in the League One on 56 points having played 45 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 10 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 11 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 6 and won 6. Stevenage have conceded 33 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Stevenage
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham46349353111 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
2
Wrexham46271183392 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3F
3
Stockport46251293087 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
4
Charlton462510112485 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
5
Wycombe462412102584 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
6
L Orient46246162478 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
7
Reading462112131175 
w
 
5-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
8
Bolton Home4620818-368 
-
-
l
 
1-4A
d
 
1-1A
9
Blackpool461716131267 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
10
Huddersfield4619720364 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
11
Lincoln46161317861 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-2A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
12
Barnsley46171019-461 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
13
Rotherham46161119-559 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
14
Stevenage Away46151219-857 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-4F
-
-
15
Wigan46131716-256 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
16
Exeter46151120-1656 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-1A
l
 
2-0A
17
Mansfield4615922-1354 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
18
Peterborough46131221-1351 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
19
Northampton46121519-1851 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-4F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
20
Burton46111421-1747 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Crawley46121024-2646 
w
 
4-3A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-1A
22
Bristol R4612727-3243 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
23
Cambridge4691126-2838 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
24
Shrewsbury468929-3833 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-3A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Bolton have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Bolton 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
Stevenage 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Bolton have not lost to Stevenage in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Bolton since 2021
Bolton
Stevenage
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
0 / 2
BOL
2
League games at Stevenage since 2020
Stevenage
Bolton
Goals: Scored
2
6
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
BOL
2
D
1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Stevenage of late. It has been 5 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton 8th Stevenage 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Stevenage will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-33
Stevenage have scored 33% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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PG (predicted goals)
0
0
Attack rating
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
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Defence rating
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better
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
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Bolton v Stevenage League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3612712
G JohnstonA CollinsJ Dacres-CogleyG Thomason
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Southwood GLK20
2
-
S Schön DEF3814
9
-
G Jones DEF231
4
-
S. Inwood DEF2
-
G Johnston DEF371
7
-
A. Murphy DEF132
1
-
J Randall MID1913
1
-
G Thomason MID3743
12
-
J McAtee MID44113
6
-
J Matete MID3431
9
-
A Collins FWD44124
4
-
Subs
N Baxter GLK25
4
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF4117
6
1
S. Hogan DEF
-
S. Sharples MID3
-
D. Lawrence MID2
-
K. Lolos FWD2312
6
-
D. Abimbola FWD4
-
Stevenage League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
438413
C PiergianniJ ReidJ ReidD Phillips
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Ashby-Hammond GLK9
-
L James-Wildin DEF292
3
-
D Sweeney DEF2011
4
-
C Goode DEF21
3
-
C Piergianni DEF4331
9
-
D Butler DEF31
7
-
J Roberts MID4141
10
-
H White MID4023
5
-
D Phillips MID41
13
-
J Reid FWD4284
2
-
L Appéré FWD162
-
Subs
R Mitchell GLK
-
E. Bates DEF1
-
E List MID3841
2
-
E King MID2813
2
-
B Hanlan FWD172
-
K Edwards FWD8
-
J Young FWD294
-
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